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3 unusual facts about Rudolf Kreitlein


Antonio Rattín

It was in the quarter-final match against the host team that Rattín was sent off by the German referee Rudolf Kreitlein for "violence of the tongue", despite the referee speaking no Spanish.

Rudolf Kreitlein

It was also during that game that Jack Charlton was cautioned, only to discover the fact the next day from the newspaper report.

Kreitlein is perhaps best known for having refereed the 1966 World Cup quarter-final match between England and Argentina in which he dismissed Antonio Rattín from the field of play in the 35th minute of the game for dissent.


Penalty card

After the match, newspaper reports stated that referee Rudolf Kreitlein had cautioned both Bobby and Jack Charlton, as well as sending off Argentinian Antonio Rattin.


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